FILE PHOTO: Football - Northern Ireland v Italy - UEFA Euro 2012 Qualifying Group C - Windsor Park, Belfast, Northern Ireland - 8/10/10 Former Northern Ireland and Manchester United player Harry Gregg waves to the crowd Mandatory Credit: Action Images / Jason Cairnduff
(Reuters) - Former Manchester United goalkeeper and Munich air disaster hero Harry Gregg has died at the age of 87, the Premier League club said on Monday.
Gregg, a Northern Ireland international, helped rescue some of his teammates and other passengers after the plane crash in Munich on Feb. 6, 1958, which killed 23 people - including eight of his fellow players.
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